2014
Visualization of a small hidden intracranial aneurysm during endovascular thrombectomy for acute MCA occlusion.
Kühn A, Hou S, Spilberg G, Wakhloo A. Visualization of a small hidden intracranial aneurysm during endovascular thrombectomy for acute MCA occlusion. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2014, 7: 47-9. PMID: 24920989, PMCID: PMC4051905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracranial aneurysmsSuccessful thrombus aspirationAcute ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysmsAcute MCA occlusionThrombotic vessel occlusionSmall unruptured intracranial aneurysmsUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsMechanical revascularizationAneurysmal thrombosisEndovascular thrombectomyIschemic strokeMCA occlusionThrombus aspirationVessel occlusionSmall aneurysmsThrombectomy devicesAneurysmsBifurcation aneurysmsParent vesselStrokeOcclusionPossible causesCauseRevascularization
2012
The Effect of Intracranial Stent Implantation on the Curvature of the Cerebrovasculature
King R, Chueh J, van der Bom I, Silva C, Carniato S, Spilberg G, Wakhloo A, Gounis M. The Effect of Intracranial Stent Implantation on the Curvature of the Cerebrovasculature. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2012, 33: 1657-1662. PMID: 22538075, PMCID: PMC7964771, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurovascular stentsStent implantationCenterlineIntracranial stent implantationCone-beam CT datasetsWide-neck aneurysmsLocal hemodynamicsUse of stentsPre-implantation valuesCoil embolizationStent lengthBrain aneurysmsIntracranial stentingVessel curvatureCoil packingImplanted arteryRCAneurysmsDifferent locationsStentsParent vesselImplantationRotational angiographyCurvatureClosed-Cell Stent for Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms: Clinical and Angiographic Results
Wakhloo A, Linfante I, Silva C, Samaniego E, Dabus G, Etezadi V, Spilberg G, Gounis M. Closed-Cell Stent for Coil Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms: Clinical and Angiographic Results. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2012, 33: 1651-1656. PMID: 22492570, PMCID: PMC7964770, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial aneurysmsMRS scoreProcedure-related mortalityPermanent neurologic deficitsWide-neck aneurysmsAntiplatelet treatmentNeurologic deficitsConsecutive patientsAngiographic resultsClinical outcomesEndovascular treatmentNeurologic examinationCoil embolizationRuptured aneurysmsInclusion criteriaStent stenosisCell stentsUnruptured aneurysmsAneurysm occlusionPatientsAneurysmsRecanalizationSACEMortalityTreatment
2011
O-030 MRA artifact evaluation of an in vivo canine model: 28 weeks follow-up of aneurysms treated with endovascular coiling
Spilberg G, Carniato S, King R, Murphy R, Gounis M, Wakhloo A. O-030 MRA artifact evaluation of an in vivo canine model: 28 weeks follow-up of aneurysms treated with endovascular coiling. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2011, 3: a13. DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010097.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMR angiographyCoil massSerial MRI studiesCommon carotid arteryContrast-enhanced MR angiographyVivo canine modelPhase-contrast MR angiographyPost embolizationSurveillance imagingEndovascular coilingCoil embolizationContrast MR angiographyCarotid arteryHistopathological analysisTOF MR angiographyMR susceptibilityAneurysm recurrenceMRI studiesAneurysmsCanine modelMRI protocolMongrel caninesClinical implicationsSide-wall aneurysmsEmbolization